Hayatus Sahabah - The Lives of the Sahabah - Part 3

THE LIVES OF THE S ~ A @%@&&5 H (vd-3) 109
never knew that there existed a number greater than ten hundreds."'(')
Hadhrat Mugheirah bin Shu'ba B,G&&$ is Convinced
by the Words of Rasulullaah Promising
assistance and Victory
Hadhrat Jubayr bin Hayya reports, "When the Kaafir leader Bandaarfaan sent a
message that the Muslims send someone to him for negotiations, Hadhrat
Mugheirah bin Shu'ba a;il= was selected for the task. I can actually picture him
with his long hair and one eye. Hadhrat M~lgheirah k= proceeded to see the
leader and when he returned, we asked him what he said. He said, 'I praised
Allaah and then said, We lived in a most remote place, were the hungriest of
people, the most ill-fortuned of them and furthest from prosperity until Allaah
sent a Nabi to us. He promised us assistance (Allaah's) in this world and Jannah
in the Aakhirah. We have then continued to know only victory and assistance
from our Rabb iYE25G every since Rasulullaah @% came to us. We have now
come to you where we see a vast kingdom and prosperous lives. By Allaah! (After
seeing all of this,) We shall now never return to our ill-fortuned times. We shall
now either take control over everything in your hands or be killed in your
land."(2)
Hadhrat Jubayr bin Hayya also narrates a lengthy Hadith in which an army under
the command of Hadhrat Nu'maan b~n Muqarrin ?3Gw was sent to the people
of Ahwaaz. When they requested for someone to be sent to them, Hadhrat
Mugheirah bin Shu'ba Ww was sent. When the interpreter asked, "What kind
of people are you?" Hadhrat Mugheirah wW replied, "We are Arabs who had
suffered immense misfortune and hardship for a very long time. Out of hunger,
we were forced to suck on leather and date stones. Our clothing was made of
animals hair and wool and we worshipped trees and rocks. Suffering in this
condition, the Rabb of the heavens and the earth sent to us a Nabi from our own
people, whose parents we knew well. Our Nabi Rasulullaah @@ instructed us to
fight you people until you either worship the One Allaah or pay the Jizyah. Our
Nabi Rasulullaah %$& also conveyed to us the message of our Rabb that any of
us who die (while fighting) shall go to Jannah where he will enjoy bounties that
have never been seen before. As for those of us who survive, they will have you
people as slaves." (3)
The Conviction of Hadhrat Abu Dardaa B,GW in
the Words Rasulullaah Taught him for
Protection ,
Hadhrat Talq narratesthatamanonce came to Hadhrat Abu Dardaa ~,Gm saying,
(1) Abu Nu'aym in his Dalaa'il (Pa.196) and Tabraani, as ~uoted in lsaabah Wol.1 Pq.224). Bukhaari
has repo;ted a similar narration in brief and Ibn and ah in detail, as quoted in lsaabah (Vo1.3
P9.371).
(2) Abu Nu'aym in hls Dalaa'il (Pg. 198).
(3) Bayhaqi in his Asmaa was Sifaat (Pg.148), as narrated by Bukhaari. Abu Nu'aym has also reported
the narration in his Dalaa'il (Pg.199)